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Kirsanov, Nikolai
🇰🇿FIDE 13709283· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1951
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Nikolai Kirsanov, a 75-year-old Kazakhstani player, is rated 1547. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 14 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: Pavlodar Championship MEN WOMEN 2026 and Pavlodar Regional Seniors Championship march. Also played 10 rapid (including INEU CUP may 1) and 1 blitz events (including Republic day Pavlodar blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1700 was reached at age 62 (Apr 2013).
Current rating
1547
Standard
Rpd1514·Blz1613
All-time high
1700
−153 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 62
Apr 2013 · age 62
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#167,454
#167,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+287 Elo)
1301 → 1588
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
20th Kazakhstani 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1339
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1389 → returned at 1393
Apr 2020
2018
24th Kazakhstani 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1599
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1543 → 1547
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
9W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/4 | #38 | 2411 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 1776 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErken Kamitov
🇰🇿KAZ·1756
+4 −13 =1
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsViktor Kandaurov
🇰🇿KAZ·1518
+10 −6 =1
17 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsSergey Mansurov
🇰🇿KAZ·1898
+1 −14 =0
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVladimir Ivko
🇰🇿KAZ·1861
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsTalapek Dyussembayev
🇰🇿KAZ·1653
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#1,274
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,431
in continent
World
#167,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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